title: [Mechanical home ventilation--methods and technique].
abstract: With modern ventilators it is now possible to ventilate patients with severe respiratory failure during the night (or for longer periods) in their homes without the need for tracheotomy. At present the nocturnal nasal ventilation with intermittent positive pressure seems to become the method of choice. However also negative pressure ventilation is successful in many cases. The indications for home mechanical ventilation are briefly presented and the different techniques explained in some detail.
authors.affiliation: Pneumologische Abteilung, Medizinischen Universitätsklinik, Inselspital, Bern.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gugger
mesh_terms: D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000379:methods; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy*
vernacular_title: Mechanische Heimventilation--Methoden und Technik.